The European Commission announced today the adoption of its first set of voluntary certification methodologies for permanent carbon removals, aimed at providing clear standards for carbon removal technologies, to enable certification and investment in projects that permanently remove CO2 from the atmosphere. The launch of the new standards follows the adoption of the Carbon Farming and Carbon Removals (CRCF) Regulation…

Deutsche Bank recorded its strongest annual sustainable finance and ESG investment volumes in four years in 2025, as well as its second-best quarter since 2020, according to the bank’s recently released annual results, with CEO Christian Sewing citing “renewed demand from our clients.” In total, Deutsche Bank reported that total volumes for Sustainable Financing and ESG investment reached €98 billion…

Global management consultancy Kearney has appointed Angela Hultberg to the newly created role of Global Head of Sustainability, with responsibility for supporting clients to transition to sustainable business practices. Hultberg takes on her new role after 4 years at Kearney, joining the firm in 2022, and most recently serving as Global Sustainability Director, supporting clients in the automotive, consumer and…

Energy infrastructure investment manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire the European onshore renewable energy business of Denmark-based energy developer Ørsted, in a transaction valued at €1.44 billion (USD$1.7 billion). The transaction marks the completion of a major divestment program for Ørsted aimed at shoring up the company’s capital position, following a turbulent…

Global energy and electricity provider Iberdrola and Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the investment manager for Norway’s $2 trillion oil fund, announced the addition of 646 MW of solar photovoltaic capacity to their joint venture, increasing the partnership’s total operational renewable capacity across Spain and Portugal to 1,500 MW. Iberdrola and NBIM launched the joint venture in 2023, agreeing to…

Carbon accounting startup Zevero announced that it has acquired sustainability solutions provider Inhabit, with the transaction aimed at expanding its advisory capabilities and supporting its strategy to scale sustainability delivery. Founded in 2019, UK-based Inhabit provides tools and services to help enable decarbonization and net-zero strategies, ranging from carbon measurement, reporting, and practical decarbonization planning services. Zevero, also based in…

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reporting framework provider GHG Protocol announced the release of its new Land Sector and Removals (LSR) Standard, aimed at establishing the first global standard for companies to quantify, report, and track GHG emissions and CO2 removals from agricultural land use. GHG Protocol was established in 1997 by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Business Council…

Cement and building materials producer Holcim announced an investment in Capsol Technologies, a publicly listed Norwegian company specializing in carbon capture solutions, as part of its near-zero cement strategy. According to Holcim, the investment is intended to expand its portfolio of decarbonization technologies and support profitable growth. Founded in 2014, Capsol has developed a post-combustion carbon capture and heat recovery…

Guest Post By: Maura Hodge, KPMG US Sustainability Leader and Anthony Hui, KPMG Senior Manager, ESG Data & Technology Time and again we see the number one challenge in sustainability reporting is fragmented data collection and management. Obtaining information from disparate systems, with inconsistent definitions and uses makes it difficult, if not impossible, to produce comparable, reliable, and timely sustainability…

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets, announced the launch of a consultation into a new proposal to significantly revise and expand sustainability reporting requirements for listed companies, including a new requirement for companies to implement the UK’s upcoming                 IFRS-based Sustainability Reporting Standards (UK SRS) in their disclosures. The new…